Published: September 4, 2024 |

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Several well-known managers and professionals from the Sudbury and Northeastern Ontario mining communities will be taking part as workshop speakers in the 13th Annual Decarbonized Mine Conference in Toronto on November 12-13.

The conference, hosted by Energy and Mines, will explore the latest technologies and solutions being deployed and tested including renewable energy, battery electric vehicles, hydrogen, alternative fuels, and carbon capture and storage.

Part of the conference will feature detailed case studies from mining companies that have already embarked on ambitious decarbonization initiatives, providing valuable insights and lessons learned, said a news release.

Energy and Mines is a private entity that works towards net-zero, low carbon, and carbon-free mining operations.

Energy and Mines is also part of Canadian Clean Energy Conferences, connecting renewable power suppliers with key stakeholders in the mining industry.

The company has released a list of more than 40 confirmed speakers and it includes several individuals with connections to mining in Sudbury and Northern Ontario.

Among the speakers is Alex Mulloy, a Sudbury engineer who is a business decarbonization specialist at Vale Base Metals. Mulloy will be taking part in a joint case study titled “Advancing Renewable Energy Options for a Remote Mine.”

Another Sudbury speaker will be Mike Mayhew, founder of Mayhew Performance and chair of 2nd Battery Life Inc.

Mayhew will be co-presenting on a joint case study titled “Planning and Implementation of an Electrified Fleet.”

He will be presenting with Gertjan Bekkers, vice president of technical services for Torex Gold.

Bekkers is well-known in the North for his previous work with Newmont in Timmins, where he was manager of mine technical services as well as manager of mine operations. Bekkers was also a superintendent of production engineering at Glencore Zinc, also in Timmins.

Also speaking at the event will be Ricky Bouthillette, a senior engineering, maintenance, operations leader. Bouthillette will speak on reducing operational greenhouse gas emissions with innovation and electrification.

Bouthillette is known in the North for his previous work as a maintenance and infrastructure manager at the Detour gold mine north of Cochrane, and also the mobile and site maintenance superintendent at the DeBeers Victor diamond mine near Attawapiskat.

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